Erling Haaland has labelled Pep Guardiola a "freak" as he opened up on getting used to Manchester City's "complicated" tactics under the Spaniard.
The Norwegian has taken no time at all to make the transition from the Bundesliga to the Premier League. Haaland has already hit double figures for league goals in just six games, with two hat-tricks to boot.
His arrival at Manchester has many fans hoping that this season might be their chance to get their hands on the Champions League trophy that has remained agonisingly out of reach. His debut in the competition for the Blues has certainly encouraged that idea, as Haaland scored two goals in City's 4-0 win over Sevilla.
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Although the 22-year-old has settled in to life at the club so quickly, he admitted that the system Guardiola uses is a complex one to understand, while also giving his opinion on the 'football mad' manager.
When asked about Guardiola, he told Telemundo Deportes : "I think he's he's a kind of a bit of a football freak like me. We both love football and yeah, he was a player now he's a manager and yeah, he's crazy about football and this is something I like because he thinks of everything in football, and how you can do things better, and this is what I like about [him]."
"It's been good so far [settling in]. You can see with the goals and how we've been playing. It's a really complicated system and I've been going in the team and trying to get it [the tactics] as quick as I can because there is no time. I cannot waste time doing anything else. So I've been trying to go into into the team as quick as I can. It's a nice system, a really complicated system, but it's really nice."
Haaland also admitted that he is obsessed with the Champions League, as demonstrated by his morning ritual.
He said: "I love the Champions League. I have to say this. Everybody knows this and yeah, it's a big dream for me
"Yeah, when I wake up every morning, I listen to this song [Champions League anthem]. Yeah, because it's my favourite competition and yeah, I always loved Champions League, so it's true."
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